Essays Tagged: "The Art of Racing in the Rain"
The futility of art in society
The Futility of Art in SocietyIs all art really useless? Many may think not. It is what makes our or ... opening up a whole new way of understanding this extraordinary, beautiful and complex world, since "the artist is the creator of beautiful things" (Wilde Preface). But the quote "All art is quite usel ... ut the quote "All art is quite useless" is simply what it says, art has no real purpose. Throughout the preface of his philosophical novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde praises art. So why ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy